The PM has been doing his best to whip the votes from the New Democracy MPs and now his junior coalition partner' turn to do his bid wrangling the vote for PASOK's MPs.

Illegal brothels are on the rise in recession stricken Athens according to a report presented in parliament by the Athens City Hall. A new regulatory bill is considered by Interior ministry.

Jailed 17 November terrorist Dimitris Koufontinas, is again in the media, after the controversial publication of his memoirs, with a letter blasting the construction of the new maximum security prison.

January 2014 has seen a 22.4% rise in tourism revenue compared to last January, with travel balance up by 2 million euros. Germans and Russians are the main cause for the rise.